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Standing in solidarity with our trans and nonbinary community for Transgender Awareness Week

A note from Dr. Aaron J. Griffen, VP of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Native American Heritage Month: A brief look at the history of Native Americans and how you can honor the culture

November is National Native American Heritage Month. The DSST Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team put together some information to help inform people about the history of Native Americans and how you can honor the culture and heritage.

Small Steps, Big Impact: One DSST parent’s advocacy story

When you get involved with DSST as a parent or community member, your steps may be small — but your collective impact is big.

What Veterans Day means to these DSST veterans

A note from Dr. Aaron J. Griffen, VP of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A look into the history of Veterans Day and the forgotten veterans of the Korean War

A note from Dr. Aaron J. Griffen, VP of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Everything you need to know about the holiday competitions starting this week

This year's virtual Holiday Party will be on Dec.16 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. While it is a bummer that we are not able to celebrate the holidays in person, there are still some super exciting and fun things in the pipeline, which brings us to our next point: we have launched two network-wide competitions this week! 

From student to coach: How an unexpected opportunity put 23-year-old Socorro Sandoval in a position to lead a team, make an impact at DSST: MTV

The gym doors shut with a loud thud. Three stray high schoolers sauntered in and gravitated toward the basketballs in the bleachers.

DSST middle and high schools rank among top in the state

The U.S. News and World Report has released its list for the top middle schools in Colorado. According to the report, U.S. News analyzed 102,610 pre-K, elementary and middle schools. We are proud to report that all seven eligible DSST middle schools were ranked in the inaugural report! Congratulations to the following schools:

How one DSST family helped their school open its doors

Larry Maynard and his family were excited when they heard in 2018 that a DSST school could be opening in their Aurora community. So they attended meetings to learn more. 

Denver's DSST charter schools give staff, students mental health day